鞭(biān)

HSK 7-918 strokes

whip or lash

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Character information

Pinyin
biān
Meaning
whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old); penis (of animal, served as food)
Strokes
18
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 鞭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰革便

In this compound, the meaning comes from 革; 便 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

革gé便biàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 鞭 step by step

18 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 鞭

Common words using 鞭 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

biān鞭pào炮
HSK 7-9

firecrackers

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biān鞭cè策
HSK 7-9

to spur on

Open 鞭策 page →
xiān先biān鞭

to be the first; to lead the way

Open 先鞭 page →
yáng扬biān鞭

to whip on; to raise a whip; by ext. to swagger

Open 扬鞭 page →
jiào教biān鞭

teacher's pointer

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kuài快mǎ马jiā加biān鞭

to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)

Open 快马加鞭 page →
tóu投biān鞭duàn断liú流

arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army

Open 投鞭断流 page →
niú牛biān鞭

pizzle

Open 牛鞭 page →

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炮策先扬教快马加

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